The head of the Polish Foreign Ministry outlined Europe’s choice: either a defeated Russian army outside of Ukraine, or a victorious Russian army on the border with Poland.
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski warned Germany that Vladimir Putin will not be satisfied with just Ukraine if he is allowed to win. He said this in an interview with Bild am Sonntag and other media outlets of the Axel Springer publishing group.
“We have a choice: either we have a defeated Russian army outside of Ukraine, or a victorious Russian army on the border with Poland. And then Putin will do the same as Hitler did with Czechoslovakia: he will take the industry and people in Ukraine and mobilize them for the continuation of the war. It is better to stop Putin in Ukraine, 500-700 km from here,” Sikorski said.
He reminded that Russia has attacked Poland many times, so he ‘will not be surprised at all’ if Putin wants to do it again. This time, Sikorski hopes, Russia will lose.
“German politicians seem to be okay with the idea that Russia will only be ready [to attack NATO] in four to five years, and by then, so will Germany. But the thing is, before Russia reaches Germany, it must reach some other countries. Russia has attacked Poland many times in our 500-year history. So we won’t be surprised at all. Russia will lose because we, the West, are much stronger than Russia. Today, Ukraine is not fighting alone. Unlike in past years, we will not fight alone,” said the Polish minister.